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Whatever you think of the war—I happen to be vehemently against it—has nothing to do with our troops. The war is about politicians and politics—the troops are about the men and women who serve and all too often die.

I wonder what our government spends $700 million dollars a day on, but apparently it’s not for necessities such as sox, boots, feminine products, razors, body wash, etc., let alone “luxuries” like Ramen noodles that our troops need.

I just learned about a website called Any Soldier and it’s a way you can help for very little money.

Not generic help, but very personal help. Read through the requests, choose based on what you can do and do it.

Finally, remember that there are a lot of troops there who get no mail and would appreciate receiving letters all year, not just at the holidays when it’s a major topic. Monthly letters from a class is a great school project—heck, it might even teach the kids here to communicate instead of text.

So step up, DO something yourself and DO what you can to get the word spread. Any Soldier needs all of us all and they need us now.

Your comments—priceless

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